Shoe.



R. E. MOKIBBEN.

SHOE.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 29,1911.

,040,230. Patented 011111, 1912.

ROBERT E. MOKIBBEN, OF LOCK HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 1, 1912.

Application led July 29, 1911. Serial No. 641,240.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, ROBERT E. MCKIBBEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lock Haven, in the county of Clinton and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shoes, of which the following is a speciication.

This invention relates to shoes and the principal object of the invention is the provision of means whereby the outer sole and heel thereof may be readily removed and replaced without nailing, stitching or the li e.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the following specific description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this application, and in which Figure l is a side elevation of the shoe showing the sole applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a side elevation with the upper and a portion of the vamp broken away and showing the shoe with the heel removed. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the sole frame. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the heel frame. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the shoe.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 represents the upper of the shoe, 2 the vamp which is turned over as is usual and connected to the welt 3. The welt and the inturned portion of the upper and vamp are connected together in any suitable manner and have lacing holes 4 passing therethrough which are adapted to register with the lacing holes 5 formed in the sole frame 6. This sole frame is made to conform to the last of the shoe and' is made of any suitable non-corrosive metal. The space between the sides of the sole frame is preferably covered over with a suitable insole 7 and the instep is supplied with a section of a sole 8 which is permanent-ly secured to the shoe, it being understood that the frame is a skeleton one.

The frame 6 and the heel frame 9, which is similar in every respect except the shape thereof, are provided with pointed st-uds or pins 10 which extend downwardly and which are adapted to enter the sole 11 after the frame has been laced to the welt 3 by the laces 12. These laces are, of course, passed through the openings 4 and 5 in the welt and frame and are covered by the sole and heel when they are hammered in place. An insole 13 is then placed within the shoe to cover or protect the foot from engaging the laces which pass through the welt.

As each sole and heel and its respect-ive frame is worn out they may be replaced by simply cutting the lacings, removing the old frames and the worn out soles and heels and lacing new frames in position and then driving the soles thereon, the shoes being of course placed upon a last during this operation.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is A shoe comprising a vamp, a welt secured thereto and provided with a plurality of lacing openings, a sole frame provided with openings adapted to register with the openings in the welt, a lacing extending through the registering lace openings and removably holding the frame in place on the welt, and means carried by the frame for attaching a sole thereto.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT E. MGKIBBEN. v

Witnesses:

CHAs. F. L. Sortino, WARD H. MoMAsTEn.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for iive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, IJ. C. 

